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Pritzkers Nearing End of Empire

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Anupreeta Das And

Gina Chon

Updated Feb. 8, 2011 12:01 a.m. ET

One of America's wealthiest clans, the Pritzker family, is nearing an end of its century old empire with an expected sale of Triton Container International Ltd. to private equity firms Warburg Pincus LLC and Vestar Capital Partners.

The two buyout shops are close to a deal to acquire the shipping-container leasing company owned by Chicago's Pritzker family for about $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Final divestment of the family's holdings is expected this year.